Executive Assistant resume example
Executive assistants are trusted with an executive’s time, inbox and priorities. Show who you support, the complexity you manage and how you freed their time or made the business run more smoothly.
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Executive assistant with 8 years supporting C-suite leaders at venture-backed tech companies. Support the CEO of a 900-person company and prepare materials for 6 board meetings a year.
- •Support the CEO of a 900-person company across calendar, inbox, travel and priorities.
- •Coordinate and prepare materials for 6 board meetings and 4 investor days a year.
- •Plan 40+ trips a year across 12 countries, including last-minute changes.
- •Introduced a weekly priorities brief that freed about 5 hours of the CEO’s week.
- •Supported the CFO and COO, managing overlapping calendars across 3 time zones.
- •Organised a 300-person company offsite under budget.
- •Handled confidential HR and deal documents during an acquisition.
Summary: weak vs. improved
Highly organised EA who thrives in fast-paced environments.
Executive assistant supporting the CEO of a 900-person company, including 6 board meetings a year.
The executive’s level and board work show the trust placed in you.
Skills to include
- ✓Complex calendar management
- ✓International travel planning
- ✓Board and leadership meeting preparation
- ✓Inbox and priority management
- ✓Confidential information handling
- ✓Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace
Only list skills you actually have -- the AI review in the editor will flag a skill that doesn't appear anywhere else in your resume.
Bullet examples: weak vs. improved
Managed the executive’s calendar.
Support the CEO of a 900-person company across calendar, inbox, travel and priorities.
Seniority and company size signal the complexity of the role.
Helped with board meetings.
Coordinate and prepare materials for 6 board meetings and 4 investor days a year.
Board and investor work are the highest-trust tasks an EA does.
Improved the executive’s productivity.
Introduced a weekly priorities brief that freed about 5 hours of the CEO’s week.
Time returned to the executive is the clearest EA result.
How this changes by experience level
Show the most senior people you supported and any board or event work.
Supported 3 directors and stepped in for the CEO’s assistant during leave.
Show executive level, complexity and time saved, like the full example above.
See the full example above.
Show strategic projects, leading other assistants and running leadership cadence.
Ran the leadership team operating rhythm and managed 4 executive assistants.
Section order
- Contact
- Short summary
- Skills
- Experience
- Education
Common mistakes to avoid
- !Not naming the level of executive you support
- !Generic admin duties without scale
- !Leaving out confidential or board-level work
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